Cap for the protection of the human head.



No. 882,686. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. R. IRELAND & H.-W. COLE. CAP FOR THE PROTBGTION OF THE HUMAN HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. 1907.

W W w I I MW subject them to s UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

ROBERT IRELAND ANnI'IEoToR WILLIAM COLE, OF KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA,

A STRALIA.

CAP FOR THE PROTEGTION OF TIE- IE HUMAN HEAD.

Patented March 24, 1908'.

Application filed July 27, 1907. Serial No. 386,148.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT IRELAND, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, in the Commonwealth of Australia, subject of the Kin of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at l ialgoorlie, in the State of Western Australia, Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inv Caps for the Protection of the Human Head, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose ofthis invention is to provide a neat, sightly, close fitting ca which will protect the head of the wearer rom concussion or other injury in case of accident. It will be of special value to motorists, jockeys, combatants in military competitions and other persons whose occupation or pastimes ecial'risk of the nature above indicated. ith this object in view we construct a cap of any suitable fabric rovided with a pair of pneumatic tubes which surround the head ascending spirally from the base to the top of' the crown. ut in order thatour invention may be clearly understood reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of this invention with the outside covering partly broken away. Fig. 2. a central section thereof. Fig. 3 a sectional view of a valve attached to the end of the tubing.

Throughout the several figures of the drawings we have employed the same character of reference to indicate similar parts.

The inner head-covering, or body of the cap 4, preferably is relatively thick and has two sets of spiral flutes 5 and 6 surrounding it, arranged to take the air tubes 7 and 8 which are provided with. valves 9 and 10 placed preferably at the back of. the cap in about the positions indicated in the drawings. The whole is inclosed in a covering of silk or other suitable material 11. The tubing consists preferably of an inner rubber tube 12 covered with silk or other fabric 13,

and an outside layer of rubber 14. The valve consists of a firm rubber nipple 15 secured to the tubing in the usual manner.

' The nipple 15 has a female threaded oriin smaller orifice 17. threaded plug 18 has channel. 19 and is screwed into the orifice 16 and projects sufiiin the State of and I-IEoToR WILLIAM COLE, a

in the Commonwealth of ciently beyond the nipple to receive a cap 20, screwed firmly against the nipple, a rubber washer 21 is provided if deemed necessary.

We do not of course bind ourselves to the particular form or construction of valve or tubing described, butsimply indicate those we consider mostsuitable.

When the pneumatic tubes are inflated every portion of the head beneath the cap is protected by a cushion of air strongly in- ,cased and even if one of the air'tubes should become punctured, or from any other cause deflated, there will still remain one complete spiral of pneumatic tubing surrounding the head from the base of the skull to the top of the crown.

The body of the cap itself is of sufficient thickness to afford suitable protection for the head of the wearer under ordinary circumstances, and this issupplemented by a plurality of independent tubes spirally tioned thereon from base to crown. are .exteriorly reinforced, so that they may be filled with air up to the pressure desired, and bein practically inextensible, afford this adde and independent protection with out altering the size or contour of the cap. This also holds true should one ofthe tubes become deflated. These tubes being closely positioned, as they are, insure maximum protection for the head of the wearer.

. What we'claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I 1. An improved cap for the protection of the human head consisting of cotton, silk, leather or other suitable material provided with spiral fluting so arranged as to carry, secure and protect apair of air tubes, substantially as set forth.-

2. In an improvedcap for the protection of the human head a pair of air tubes secured in' the material and ascending spirally from ese the base to the-crox 11, substantially as set tion for the head, of pneumatic chambers positioned Within said recesses and closely adjacent, throughout the surface of the cap, substantially as set forth.

5. In a protective head-covering, the combination. with a bodyortion of relatively thick material, and a p urality of pneumatic tubes associated therewith and coveringa considerable area of the same, whereby a maximum of protection is secured, substantially as set forth.

6. In a protective head-covering of the class described, the combination with a bodyportion formed of relatively thick material to aflord a partial protection for the; head, of an associated pneumatic tube of substantially inextensible construction, wound spirally about said body portion; the coils thereof being closely positioned from the rim to the crown thereof, substantially as set forth.

7. In a protective head-covering of the class described, the combination with a bodyportion formed of relatively thick material to afford a partial protection for the head, and

provided with ascending s iral recesses, and a pneumatic tube rovide with an exterior covering positione within each of said s iral recesses and adapted to aflord additional protection for the wearers head, substantially as set forth.

8. In a protective head-covering of the posed within the recesses, substantially as set rth.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses,

ROBERT IRELAND. HECTOR WILLIAMCOLE.

Witnesses:

E. T110. RANDALL, EDWARD ARTHUR GRIFFITH. 

